West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania, Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania and West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Coordinates: 39°53′46″N 75°58′12″W / 39.89611°N 75.97°W / 39.89611; -75.97

West Fallowfield Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Elevation	463 ft (141.1 m)
Coordinates	39°53′46″N 75°58′12″W / 39.89611°N 75.97°W / 39.89611; -75.97
Area	18.1 sq mi (46.9 km2)
- land	18.1 sq mi (47 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	2,566 (2010)
Density	141.8 / sq mi (54.7 / km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of West Fallowfield Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

West Fallowfield Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,566 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.1 square miles (47 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	801		—
1940	931		16.2%
1950	1,069		14.8%
1960	1,425		33.3%
1970	1,694		18.9%
1980	2,122		25.3%
1990	2,342		10.4%
2000	2,485		6.1%
2010	2,566		3.3%
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As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,485 people, 829 households, and 674 families residing in the township. The population density was 137.5 people per square mile (53.1/km²). There were 858 housing units at an average density of 47.5/sq mi (18.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.54% White, 0.93% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.

There were 829 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,833, and the median income for a family was $54,940. Males had a median income of $40,566 versus $24,674 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,853. About 11.3% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.